The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his left fibula fracture.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to incomplete or outdated medical records and the need for further evaluation of the Veteran's left fibula fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left fibula fracture, esophagitis with esophageal reflux
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1730284
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to November 16, 2016. Effective November 16, 2016, the Veteran was granted entitlement to TDIU on a schedular basis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's esophagitis with esophageal reflux is not manifested by persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health. The claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for esophagitis with esophageal reflux is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to new and material evidence. The claims for sleep disorder, diabetes mellitus, residuals of left fibula fracture, neuritis of the left foot, and left ankle scars are remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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